SUNFLOWER OIL
“Used in cooking, this oil withstands high temperatures and has a neutral taste. In cosmetics, it is a good base as a massage oil or can be combined with essential oils.”
Technical sheet
Sunflower oil
TESTS
– Appearance : Very pale yellow. Clear oily liquid
– Odour : almost odourless
– Relative density at 20°C : 0.920
– Refractive index at 20°C : 1.462
– Free fatty acid (% as oleic) : 0.02
– Iodine value (Calc) : 129.8
– Peroxide value (Meq O2 kg) : 0.17
– Saponification value: 191
– Acid value : 0.04
FREE FATTY ACID PROFILE
– Palmitic C16:0 6.5
– Palmitoleic C16:1 Complies
– Stearic C18:0 3.6
– Oleic C18:1 26.5
– Linoleic C18:2 61.85
– Alpha-linolenic C18:3 0.1
– Icosanoic C20:0 Complies
– Docosanoic C22:0 0.8
– Lignoceric C24:0 0.6